The surreal stop-motion of Joey Foster Ellis
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Art can be elusive, hard to grasp, not only because of the solid craft that one is required to possess to make something look good, but for…
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Trump accuses CNN of using his ‘worst’ photo
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) US President-elect complained on Tuesday that TV channel CNN has used his ‘worst’ picture ever as the cover art for a new book about the 2016 Presidential election. His tweet said:…
Largest open air theatre fest begins in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) The ‘reign of King Kansa’ started with the beginning of Dhanu Yatra, said to be the world’s largest open air theatre festival, in Odisha’s Bargarh district on Monday. The 11-day festival…
Dover Lane Music Conference slated for morning inauguration
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj will re-introduce the morning inauguration of annual Dover Lane Music Conference at its 65th edition after a gap of 15 years at the Nazrul Mancha here…
Pakistan shuts down 50-year-old weekly book bazaar
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Pakistan authorities have stopped vendors from selling books in Rawalpindi’s Sadar, bringing to an end a 50-year-old book bazaar that took over the areas pavements every Sunday. Vendors have been coming…
Kashmir lacks institutionalised set-up for writers: Author Shahnaz Bashir
By Ruwa Shah New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Conflicts are known to fuel creative art but Kashmir has been an exception where there is no institutionalised set-up for aspiring creative writers, says an award-winning Kashmiri…
Angkor Wat park earns $62.5 million from ticket sales
Phnom Penh, Jan 2 (IANS) Revenue from ticket sales to foreigners visiting Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat archaeological park reached $62.5 million in 2016, a 4.21 per cent rise year-on-year, a statement said on Monday. The…
Cambodia museum to exhibit the world’s oldest zero
Phnom Penh, Jan 2 (IANS) The National Museum of Cambodia in January will exhibit what is considered by some experts to be the world’s oldest zero symbol, a dot in a set of script from…
Impromptu celebrations were the norm in Kathputli Colony
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India’s largest artist ghetto, Kathputli Colony, is a curious chapter in Delhi’s book of shanty clusters. While demolitions and displacements are a constant fear in most slums,…
No institutionalised set-up for writers in Kashmir: Author Shahnaz Bashir
By Ruwa Shah New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Conflicts are known to fuel creative art but Kashmir has been an exception where there is no institutionalised set-up for aspiring creative writers, says an award-winning Kashmiri…
Washington D.C. restaurant Mama Ayesha’s yet to add Trump to its Presidential Mural
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) Mama Ayesha’s, a popular restaurant in Washington D.C. known for its Presidential Mural featuring every US President from Eisenhower to Obama, will not add President-elect Donald Trump to the mural until…
Thousands throng Jagannath temple
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was among the thousands to visit Sri Jagannath temple in Puri on Sunday to take the blessings of deities on new year day. The Chief Minister…
The heart goes last: Will Kathputli Colony lose its charm?
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) An oasis of bliss and charm amid the national capital’s fast-paced urban landscape, Kathputli Colony has long been a shantytown with a difference. Like other slums of…
An altruistic Arabian prince and his legendary quests
By Vikas Datta In our contemporary, high-tech world where a range of inventions and devices once thought magical are common, it is easy to understand why fairy tales have gone out of fashion. But reflecting…
HC orders EEMA to pay music copyright owners through IPRS, others
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ordered Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA), an event organiser group, to pay money to copyright owners of music that they use in their programmes….
Major emphasis on monuments in 2016, says Ministry of Culture
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) From providing cashless tools to visitors to satellite mapping of historical sites, one of the major accomplishments of Ministry of Culture in 2016 has been its focus on monuments, says…
Revolutionary writing or romance, debutant authors glittered all the way
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Amidst literary geniuses like Taslima Nasreen, Amitava Ghosh, Devdutt Pattanaik and Ramachandra Guha, some debutant authors twinkled in the galaxy of Indian literature and books. Be it…
International curators go ga-ga over Kochi Biennale
Kochi, Dec 31 (IANS) Into its third week, the third edition of the country’s only biennale — Kochi Muziris Biennale — has won the hearts of international curators too. A number of curators have by…
Demonetisation: Bengal intellectuals seek freedom from ‘tyranny of arrogance’
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Seeking freedom from the “tyranny of arrogance”, a section of intellectuals here on Friday submitted a memorandum to RBI’s regional director in protest against demonetisation. “Nobel laureates from the country and…
Sustainable development portrayed through photography, light
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Art found a new meaning through multiple media artist Ashim Ghoshs creativity, which is being currently showcased at the ongoing Photosphere Exhibition 2016 at the India Habitat Centre (IHC) here….